Well, I think nowadays even Windows Mobile is better than Windows Vista, and Ubuntu 8.10 it’s also better than Vista, after its release a few days ago, Ubuntu 8.10 was benchmarked along with Vista in a computer with the same specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU at 2.53 GHz, an Elitegroup Computer Systems G31T-M motherboard with integrated Intel graphics and 2 GB of SDRAM.

First they installed Vista in it and it was benchmarked using Primatech’s Geekbench where the system got a score of 2838. After that they did a clean reinstall using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (8.10) the same system using ubuntu got a score of 3367, that means that Vista is slower, and needs more processor power to do the same things.

After that they tested the boot time, where Ubuntu won by a margin of 6 seconds, that’s not a lot, but its faster… Intrepid Ibex also comes with a new intuitive console for Wifi networks, and they also improved the used of these.

I think this shows how bad Vista is, and it was a Microsoft mistake to release that kind of OS, only for the money. I hope that Windows 7 will be an exception, because Microsoft has the power to do great things, and they don’t take advantage of them, and we the final users are the one being affected by it.

Source: Channel Web